bronn

See also: brønn

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Revived Late Cornish) brodn

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *bronnā (compare Breton bronn, Welsh bron), from Proto-Celtic *brusnā (compare Irish broinn (“womb”)), from *brusū (“belly”) (gen. *brusnos). More at bru.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [brɔnː]

Noun

bronn f (dual diwvron or dywvron, plural bronnow)

1. (anatomy) breast

Noun

bronn f (plural bronnow or brodnow)

1. hill

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [brɤnː]

Noun

brònn m (singulative brònnen)

1. (collective) rushes

Mutation

  Mutation of bronn  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bronn	vronn	unchanged	pronn	fronn	vronn

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠoːn/, /bˠɾˠuːn/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠʌn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

bronn (present analytic bronnann, future analytic bronnfaidh, verbal noun bronnadh, past participle bronnta)

1. (transitive) donate, bestow, gift, grant

Conjugation

conjugation of bronn (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	bronnaim	bronnann tú; bronnair†	bronnann sé, sí	bronnaimid	bronnann sibh	bronnann siad; bronnaid†	a bhronnann; a bhronnas / a mbronnann*; a mbronnas*	bronntar
	past	bhronn mé; bhronnas	bhronn tú; bhronnais	bhronn sé, sí	bhronnamar; bhronn muid	bhronn sibh; bhronnabhair	bhronn siad; bhronnadar	a bhronn / ar bhronn*	bronnadh
	past habitual	bhronnainn / mbronnainn‡‡	bhronntá / mbronntᇇ	bhronnadh sé, sí / mbronnadh sé, s퇇	bhronnaimis; bhronnadh muid / mbronnaimis‡‡; mbronnadh muid‡‡	bhronnadh sibh / mbronnadh sibh‡‡	bhronnaidís; bhronnadh siad / mbronnaidís‡‡; mbronnadh siad‡‡	a bhronnadh / a mbronnadh*	bhronntaí / mbronnta퇇
future		bronnfaidh mé; bronnfad	bronnfaidh tú; bronnfair†	bronnfaidh sé, sí	bronnfaimid; bronnfaidh muid	bronnfaidh sibh	bronnfaidh siad; bronnfaid†	a bhronnfaidh; a bhronnfas / a mbronnfaidh*; a mbronnfas*	bronnfar
conditional		bhronnfainn / mbronnfainn‡‡	bhronnfá / mbronnfᇇ	bhronnfadh sé, sí / mbronnfadh sé, s퇇	bhronnfaimis; bhronnfadh muid / mbronnfaimis‡‡; mbronnfadh muid‡‡	bhronnfadh sibh / mbronnfadh sibh‡‡	bhronnfaidís; bhronnfadh siad / mbronnfaidís‡‡; mbronnfadh siad‡‡	a bhronnfadh / a mbronnfadh*	bhronnfaí / mbronnfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go mbronna mé; go mbronnad†	go mbronna tú; go mbronnair†	go mbronna sé, sí	go mbronnaimid; go mbronna muid	go mbronna sibh	go mbronna siad; go mbronnaid†	—	go mbronntar
	past	dá mbronnainn	dá mbronntá	dá mbronnadh sé, sí	dá mbronnaimis; dá mbronnadh muid	dá mbronnadh sibh	dá mbronnaidís; dá mbronnadh siad	—	dá mbronntaí
imperative		bronnaim	bronn	bronnadh sé, sí	bronnaimis	bronnaigí; bronnaidh†	bronnaidís	—	bronntar
verbal noun		bronnadh
past participle		bronnta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• bronntach (“gift-giving, generous”, adjective)
• bronntanas m (“present, gift; bestowal”)
• bronntóir m (“giver, bestower”)

Etymology 2

Noun

bronn f sg

1. variant genitive singular of broinn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bronn	bhronn	mbronn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 51
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bronn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bronn f sg

1. genitive singular of brù

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
bronn	bhronn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.